Welcome to Our Halloween Party
план-конспект занятия по английскому языку на тему

Внеклассное мероприятие

 “Welcome to Our Halloween Party”

Мне хотелось бы представить моим коллегам разработку внеклассного мероприятия, посвященного празднику Хеллоуин (Halloween).

        Это мероприятие проводилось старшеклассниками для VII-VIII классов. Всем ребятам было предложено проявить своё творчество в создании костюмов.

До праздника учащиеся были озадачены поиском информации, они знакомились с его историей, традициями и обычаями. Для этого дети активно использовали материалы, находящиеся в кабинете иностранного языка и библиотеке, а также ресурсы Интернета. Получив информацию по теме, ребята с увлечением начали готовиться к мероприятию. Им было предложено продумать задания и конкурсы, которые были бы не только интересными, но и отражали специфику праздника. При подготовке учащиеся самостоятельно подготовили стенды, плакаты, декорации и костюмы.

  Teacher: Dear boys and girls and our guests, I’m glad to see you. Today we are going to talk about “A Very Scary Holiday ”. I hope you all will enjoy our Halloween party. How much do you know about Halloween? Let’s do the quiz and find out.

Quiz

1. On what day is Halloween celebrated?

1. February 14    b) October 31    c) December 25

2. On this day the Druids celebrated …

2. New Year     b) the first day of summer   c) Halloween

3. The word “Halloween” comes from medieval England’s All Hallow’s …

a) year    b) month    c) Eve   d) time

4. What colours are associated with Halloween?

3. blue and grey   b) orange and black   c) red and white

5. Children go from door to door and say “…!”

a) Trick or treat   b) Treat or trick   c) Trick or beat

6. People use  …  to carve a jack-o’-lanten.

a) pineapples   b) watermelons   c) pumpkings

7. This day belongs to …

4. The light half of the year
5. The dark half of the year
6. The time of no-time

Keys: 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-a, 6-c, 7-c.

Teacher: Everyone loves Halloween, but are you interested to know what it really means?

         Группа учащихся старшеклассников повествует историю праздника.

The Story of Halloween

        2,000 years ago, the Celts lived in the area which is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and Northern France. They used to grow their own their own food and they considered harvest time to be the end of the year. Every year, they celebrated New Year’s Eve on October 31st with a festival called ‘Samhain’. The Celts dressed in animal heads and skins for this festival, and their priests, the Druids, built huge bonfires which the Celts gathered around to burn crops as sacrifices to their ancient gods. October 31st marked the end of summer and the beginning of winter and the Celts believed that on this night, the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth. The Celts thought that the ghosts helped the Druids to predict the future.

         In about 43 AD, after the Romans conquered the Celts, two Roman festivals, Feralia (when the Romans remembered their dead) and Pomona Day (when the Romans honoured their goddess of fruit and gardens), were combined with the Celtic Samhain festival. Later, in the 7th century, when Christianity reached the land of the Celts, the Pope made November 1st All Saint’s Day. This was a time for people to honour saints and martyrs. This celebration was also called All Hallows or Hallowmas. The night before it became known as All Hallows’ Eve, which later changed to Halloween.

        Today, people celebrate Halloween with black cats and magic from Samhain, apples and harvest from Pomona Day and ghosts and skeletons from All Saint’s Day. It’s a thrilling mixture of fun and fear!  

Все повествование проиллюстрировано на стенде.

Teacher: Now I wonder if you were attentive. Will you answer my questions? 

1. Did the Celts live in Iceland?
2. Did they celebrate New Year’s Eve on November 1st?
3. How did they call their festival?
4. How did they celebrate it?
5. What did the Druids on this night?
6. What do you know about Feralia and Pomona Day?
7. What changes did the Pope make in the 7th century?
8. Do people celebrate Halloween now? How do they do it?

Teacher: Thank you. Now I see that you know the story of Halloween perfectly well. So, it the right time to play and have fun. 

Далее следуют предварительно подготовленные задания, игры и конкурсы, по итогам которых награждаются самые активные участники. Призы получают и ребята, придумавшие самые интересные, оригинальные и эффектные костюмы.